C.S. Lewis’s The Four Loves

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The variety of human loves define who we are as sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, members of communities and seekers of God. Which is more powerful—involuntary and unchosen parental/familial love or the love of a chosen life partner? Can a human being actually love a stranger? Can a human being deeply love the Divine? Is Friendship an actual form of love? What role does human sexuality play in the definition of a healthy and passionate love? It is these questions, amongst others, that C.S. Lewis tackles in his seminal work The Four Loves (1960). Join us as we read Lewis’s deeply philosophical and theologically rich prose—thinking as Jews and as wisdom-seeking human beings—and as we join him in his analysis of what it means to love our family, our friends, our God, and ourselves.

Miriam Krupka

Ms. Miriam Krupka Berger currently serves as Dean of Faculty at the Ramaz Upper School in Manhattan, NY, where she has taught Tanakh and Jewish Philosophy since 2006. In addition to her current role, she shapes Judaic Studies curriculum, teaches interdisciplinary seminars, and is heavily involved in student Israel Guidance, faculty professional development and the student AIPAC group. Mrs. Berger completed an MA in Jewish Philosophy from Columbia University where her thesis work focused on the messianic writings of Isaac Abarbanel. Ms. Krupka has lectured widely to adult audiences in a variety of venues and sees Biblical Text as the foundation for all thoughtful philosophical discussion. Miriam currently lives in Teaneck, NJ with her husband, Dr. Ari Berger. She is the proud mother of sons Etai, Gavriel, and Shai.

C.S. Lewis’s The Four Loves

Miriam Krupka

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